Welcome To Hyde Park

Hyde Park Farmers Market
2026-08-30 09:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-23 09:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-16 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Hyde Park Bank Parking Lot, Chicago, IL, 60615, United States
Hyde Park Farmers Market
The South East Chicago Commission and Special Service Area #61 proudly present the Hyde Park Farmers Market, thanks to the partnership of Hyde Park Bank. The new market reveals an entirely fresh look with all new logistics, giving residents and visitors a chance to shop on the weekends and experience an infusion of healthy food, lifestyles, arts and culture.
Shoppers will find fresh produce from local Illinois farms, freshly baked breads and desserts, beautiful plants, packaged foods, personal beauty supplies, and traditional farmers market fare. Several market vendors accept Mastercard and Visa, LinkUp, and SNAP payments in addition to cash.

The Hyde Park Farmers Market:

Each Sunday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
1516 E 54th St – 54th Street and Old Lake Park Ave West
(Hyde Park Bank parking lot)
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The Market begins with the grand opening on Sunday, June 7 and the season continues through Sunday, September 27, 2025. You are invited to experience the new energy, entertainment, community engagement and a fantastically-curated collection of vendors.

The Sweet Mix DJs - Strugglebeard Bakery
2026-08-29 17:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-22 17:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Strugglebeard Bakery, 5221 S. Harper Court, Chicago, IL, 60615, United States
The Sweet Mix DJs – Strugglebeard Bakery
Visit Strugglebeard Bakery every Saturday in August for The Sweet Mix – with new DJs every week from 5-8 p.m. at 5221 S. Harper Court. Enjoy the $10 treat and drink combo or other sweet favorites!
August 1 – Digital Crates
August 8 – Jeff Da Illest
August 15 – DJ Ladies First
August 22 – DJ Airone
August 29 – DJ Iam Will

The Hyde Park Kenwood Food Pantry
2026-08-29 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-08-22 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-08-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637
The Hyde Park Kenwood Food Pantry
The food pantry, located at Hyde Park Union Church, provides nonperishable groceries and limited refrigerated and frozen foods to 500 to 800 people every month on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm.
We serve the area of 39th – 63rd St., Cottage Grove east to Lake Michigan, and patrons can come twice a month. All will be served on their first visit, regardless of residency. If you are looking for food outside of our service area or hours, you can visit the website of the Greater Chicago Food depository to find additional services.
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Volunteers order food, unload deliveries, pre-pack bags and distribute food. ​If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Church Office or Margy Mitchell, the Food Pantry coordinator.
Time and Location
Every Saturday (including Christmas, New Year’s Day, and July 4th) from 10 am to 1 pm;
Hyde Park Union Church
5600 S. Woodlawn — enter by the side door at 1169 E. 56th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

Cookies and Karaoke at Strugglebeard Bakery
2026-08-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Strugglebeard Bakery, 5221 S. Harper Court, Chicago, IL, 60615, United States
Cookies and Karaoke at Strugglebeard Bakery
Cookies & Karaoke Fridays! Sing off-key. Eat on point. We’ll supply the cookies — you supply the confidence (or lack thereof). Pro tip: the louder you sing, the more chocolate magically appears in your cookie. 📍 Strugglebeard Bakery | 6–8 PM

Dig + Disconnect
2026-08-28 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-21 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-14 16:00 - 19:00 | Miyagi Records, 307 E. Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
Dig + Disconnect
Dig + Disconnect is Miyagi’s weekly Friday gathering meant for getting back to the point: slow listening, real-world skill-building, and community time.

Live Music at Daisy's Po-Boy and Tavern - Charles Pryor
2026-08-26 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Daisy’s Po-Boy and Tavern, 5215 S. Harper Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60615, United States
Live Music at Daisy’s Po-Boy and Tavern – Charles Pryor
Live Music with Charles Pryor 🎺 🎶⁠
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🗓️ Every Wednesday Night
⏰️ 7:30-9:30 p.m.⁠
📍5215 S. Harper Avenue⁠
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Whether you’re winding down after work or kicking off your evening, there’s no better place to be. Come on in, grab a drink, and let the music move you!⁠

Components Running Crew
2026-08-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Components, 1322 E. 67th Street, Chicago, IL
Components Running Crew
3 Mile Walk / 5 Mile Run
Every Wednesday at 6 p.m.
All paces are welcome!
1322 E. 67th Street
Click HERE for more information

Learn to Knit Series
2026-08-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Fiber Friends Studios, Inc., 1744 E 55th Street, Chicago, 60615
Learn to Knit Series
Jump into the world of knitting with this 4-part class. You’ll first make a simple coaster while learning the foundational skills: casting on, knitting, and binding off. As you build confidence, you’ll learn the purl stitch and how to fix mistakes, such as dropped stitches. Then you’ll get to try ribbing and the mattress stitch as you knit a cup cozy, finishing with a fun project featuring cable designs to showcase your new skills.
When:
May Series:
Mondays, May 4, 11, 18 and 25
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
June Series:
Mondays, June 8, 15, 22 and 29
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Level: Beginner. No prior experience needed.
Pre-requisites: None. Ages 15+.
Included in class: Kelbourne Woolens Germantown Bulky (color to be chosen at time of class), a size US 10.5 knitting needle, a cable needle, a darning needle, and a tote.

The Chicago Critics Circles: Part II (Claiming Space)
2026-08-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Greenline Performing Arts Center, 329 E. Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, 60637, United States
The Chicago Critics Circles: Part II (Claiming Space)
The Chicago Critics Circles position criticism as a vital cultural practice—one that not only reflects Black progress, but actively participates in shaping it. As the final gathering of Court Theatre’s Spotlight Reading Series, this program offers a space to pause, reflect, and collectively ask: What does it mean to inherit, interpret, and carry forward a century of Black cultural life?
this conversation offers a deep, multi-layered exploration of the important role that both physical and social spaces play in the cultivation, preservation, and evolution of Black cultural life. Join us as we critically consider the lifecycle of these environments, how space is intentionally created out of necessity, fiercely held against the pressures of displacement and gentrification, tragically lost to systemic disinvestment, imaginatively reclaimed by new generations, and an essential pillar of cultural survival.
Artwork by Brandon Breaux.

The Chicago Critics Circles: Part I (Black Authorship)
2026-08-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Greenline Performing Arts Center, 329 E. Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, 60637, United States
The Chicago Critics Circles: Part I (Black Authorship)
Chicago Critics Circles position criticism as a vital cultural practice—one that not only reflects Black progress, but actively participates in shaping it. As the final gathering of Court Theatre’s Spotlight Reading Series, this program offers a space to pause, reflect, and collectively ask: What does it mean to inherit, interpret, and carry forward a century of Black cultural life?
This conversation centers Black publications as sites of cultural production, political imagination, and narrative control. Featuring a crucial network of local critics, writers, and cultural workers dedicated to archiving, amplifying, and shaping the documentation and interpretation of Black life, this discussion examines the role of self-determination and narrative sovereignty in A Century of Black Progress.
Artwork by Brandon Breaux.

Karaoke Thursdays at Sip & Savor
2026-08-20 17:00 - 20:00 | Sip & Savor, 78 E. 47th Street, Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Karaoke Thursdays at Sip & Savor
Come enjoy a Karaoke night at Sip and Savor – Hyde Park! Host every third Thursday of the month!!

Committed Knitters
2026-08-19 11:00 - 15:00 | UChicago Arts Incubator, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
Committed Knitters
Committed Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy, creative gathering open to all skill levels.
Committed Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community, exchange ideas, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed, creative setting.
Supplies are provided—just bring yourself.
Drop in anytime.
Registration is not required, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.

Blackstone Book Club
2026-08-19 00:00 - 23:59 | Blackstone Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, 60615
Blackstone Book Club
The Community Reads Book Club bridges the world of the stage with the lives of Chicagoans, transforming the traditional theatregoing experience into a vibrant, neighborhood-driven forum for collective reflection and civic dialogue. This interactive book club and discussion program invites audiences to dive deeply into foundational literature that mirrors and expands upon the urgent socio-political themes expressed in Court’s public programs and on its stage.
Anchoring Court Theatre’s Spotlight Reading Series 10th Anniversary Festival, this year’s selection is Harvey Young and Queen Meccasia Zabriskie’s Black Theater is Black Life: An Oral History of Chicago Theater and Dance, 1970–2010.
Artwork by Brandon Breaux.

Harsh Readers Circle
2026-08-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S Halsted Street, Chicago, 60628
Harsh Readers Circle
For 40 years, the Harsh Readers Circle has been a staple literary book club based at Chicago Public Library’s Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection, the largest African American history and literature archive in the Midwest, located inside the Woodson Regional Library on the South Side. Inspired by the historic Book Review and Lecture Forum, started during the early years of the George Cleveland Hall library branch and meeting on the third Saturday of every month, the circle is dedicated to reading, analyzing, and discussing exceptional works of Black fiction and non-fiction.
Join the Harsh Readers Circle for a special convening as they explore their August selection: A Street in Bronzeville (found in the anthology, Blacks), the groundbreaking 1945 debut poetry collection by Chicago’s own literary giant, Gwendolyn Brooks.
Lunch will be provided from 1:00pm – 2:00pm.
Part of Court Theatre’s Spotlight Reading Series. Artwork by Brandon Breaux.

Praise and Protest Exhibition Tour
2026-08-15 11:00 - 15:00 | Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S Halsted Street, Chicago, 60628
Praise and Protest Exhibition Tour
From the 1930s through the 1950s, Chicago served as a powerful crucible of Black creativity, intellect, and political imagination. The extraordinary artists, scholars, and activists cultivated during this era, known as the Chicago Black Renaissance, reshaped American culture, boldly affirming Black identity and excellence while laying the foundation for future vanguards like the Black Arts Movement.
Told through the rare archival records preserved in the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection, Praise and Protest: Voices of the Chicago Black Renaissance invites you to explore this transformative cultural movement in an interactive gallery tour. The exhibition shines a light on a distinguished yet understudied history whose seminal literary, scholarly, and artistic explorations of Black life remain a vital beacon, guiding us to confront the systemic injustices that echo still today.
Lunch will be provided from 1:00pm – 2:00pm.
Part of Court Theatre’s Spotlight Reading Series. Artwork by Brandon Breaux.

14th Anniversary Original Bronzeville Jazz Music Festival
2026-08-15 10:00 - 22:00 | 51st Street/Martin Luther King Drive
14th Anniversary Original Bronzeville Jazz Music Festival
Don’t miss the 14th Anniversary Original Bronzeville Jazz Music Festival on Saturday, August 15 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 51st Street and Martin Luther King Drive. Featuring:
MARIO ABNEY • BROWN DERBY ALL STARS • BERNARD CRUMP • AMYNA LOVE • DEVIN SHAW • ERNEST DAWKINS YOUNG MASTERS
HOST DANA DIVINE • ORGANIZED BY SANDRA BIVENS & MAGGIE BROWN

are you ready to smash white things?
2026-08-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Rubenstein Forum, 1201 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
are you ready to smash white things?
Court Theatre’s Spotlight Reading Series presents a thrilling staged reading of are you ready to smash white things? by multi-talented Chicago artist, playwright, and Definition Theatre ensemble member Ireon Roach. Originally championed as an inaugural commission winner of Definition Theatre’s Amplify New Play Commissioning Program, this electrifying play challenges theatrical boundaries and demands a transformation of the larger cultural landscape.
Produced in partnership with

Artwork by Brandon Breaux.
